Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Carmel, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $5,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -70.6% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,793
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,001
- -10.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $8,075
- -60.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $9,125
- -55.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 30 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 89% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $191K (2019). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Save A Child Foundation Fairfield, CT | General | $10,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $7,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,793 | $9,001 | $9,125 | $5,000 | Total only | $8,075 | — | $91 |
| 2024 | $1,917 | $10,023 | $20,525 | $17,000 | 3 | $20,475 | — | $181 |
| 2023 | $12,419 | $36,045 | $40,800 | $37,350 | 8 | $40,750 | — | $445 |
| 2022 | $17,174 | $60,129 | $152,002 | $148,477 | 9 | $151,952 | $4 | $2,219 |
| 2021 | $109,047 | $220,005 | $151,520 | $148,020 | 10 | $151,520 | $5 | $3,228 |
| 2020 | $40,562 | $168,004 | $129,210 | $125,700 | 5 | — | — | $1,107 |
| 2019 | $1,768 | $191,063 | $194,935 | $190,675 | 9 | — | — | $1,534 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $91 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation is led by Robert V Sanford III, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert V Sanford III
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laraine M Sanford
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation
How much does Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation give each year?
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $17K across 3 grants.
How large is Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation?
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $91 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation operate?
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, Missouri.
What is Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Robert V and Laraine M Sanford Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0526314. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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